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Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-05-18

This spring with your blood full of im-
purities, your digestion impaired, your
appetite poor. kidneys and liver torpid,
and whole system liable o he proslrated
by disease-but get yourself into good
condition. and ready for the changing
and warmer weather, by taking Hood &
Sarsaparilla. 1t stands unequalled for
purifying the blood. giving an appetite,
and for general spring medicine.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-05-18
THE SPORTING RECORD.
Work Of the FIyer- Trrr" C"ur>es-Chi-
BID fnr 4

Work Of the Flyers Three C"nrses-Chi-
easo's Bid for Lnck.
NEW YORK Nav Is -rha Brooklyn Jockey
club has decried To po@tInue the balance Of
their meeting until Ma n Ia wait and SCI
what the governor viii do with the pool bill
The following or>eS were winners Tuesday
Britannia, :. mule. 1;I4ls; Barnum, = miles,
1;54$4 Specially 3. Hile. 1.t4, Hanover, /
mile, ;45is; King Fish, + mile 1:tr2&4 Flor
ence M LII mikes 81
LOUISVILLE, Ky Nav IS The winners
at the races here Tuesday were; Cleaner, 81
mile heats, l.17ls, l:17I. Los Angeles, q
mile, 1:17ig. Rio Gran'ie Z mikes, l 5924
Longalight, : miles, 2:+Oll; Pnkenoke, q
mile, l:l4l4-
PHILADELPHIA, Pa. Nav IS. The trottiug
meeting at Belmont park commenced Tues
day. Lady Thistle won the 3-minHte class in
2.SO; Maggie R the 2:30 class lit 2:22A, and
Grand Sec the > 80 pace IN 2225
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-05-18

WASHINGTON CITY, May lS-Secretarv
Lamar, with the appro, al Of the president.
has requested Secretary Endicott to send n
troop of cavalry to Cheyenne, Wy. T., Ia aid
the land officials in carrying out tn. prt-si-
dents proclamation in regard to the Illegal
fencing in of the public domain Many of the
rattlemen still have large tracts of publ
land fenced in for grazing purposes, and re-
fuse to remove the fences. despite the presi-
dents proclamation commanding them to dc
so. 1t is thought that land officers with the
aid of the military arm of the government
will be able to make them do so
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-05-18

BISMARCK. d T May Is A careful in
vsStigatiOn of the arrnunts ot eX t'ltl Treas
nrer Reed. who left for parts unknown Sat
urday shows his shortage does not exceed
S3 900 Reeds feiends insist tl,at he will re
turn and scout the idea that be has gone to
Canada He is a nephew OF the late Alex
der Mitchell AMI son of the late Judge Reel,
who was burned in the Newhall house fire
Many believe he has gone to Milwaukee to
raise money, to settle the matter, but it is still
insisted by others that the evidence is over
sbelming that be has gone IL Canada
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-05-18

OF 10000 cartoons burned daily in
the electric lights used in the United
States. 100000 are manufactured in
Cleveland. Ohio Six years ago all the
csrbons burned in this country were
made in single room in Boston, Now
there are twenty carbon furnaces in
Cleveland alone The carbons are made
chiefly of the rcsiduum of oil after it has
been refined but the deposit about natural
gas wells is also coming into use.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-05-18

PHILADELPHIA, May ls-A number of
tenants of Wentz & Co. operators of the
Hazelbrook collieries and owners of all the
land thereabout, have been evic,et. and ar,
refused permission to get supplies at the com
pany stores. All persons living in the com
pany houses are forbidden to harbor the
evicted families, and some of them are camp
ing out on the hiIlsides and are in great dis
treSS
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-05-18

LoNpoN. MAY lS-The open threat of NJ.
Flouren to take extreme measures to protect
the Interests OF French fishermen in Canadian
waters in opposition Ia the provisions of the
Newfoundland fishery hill, has created quite a
stir here and will have the effect to still tn
ther strain the relations existing betwet''
Lord Salisbury and NJ WaddingtUn Tn,
French ambassador here
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-05-18
Prominent Indiana Preacher insane

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, May 1.-THE Rev.
james A Siddal, one of the most prominent
preachers in the Northeast Methodist confer
ence of Indiana, disappeared from kentland
several weeks ago and about the time the
grand jury returned an Indictment against
him. 1t was supposed he had gone to Mime
sofa, but he turned up in this city Monday
and was arrested. He was taken before
commission, which adiudged him insane but
the superintendent Of the hospital refused to
receive him because the commissions examL
nation had been improperly conducted, He
was in consequence locked up ID jail
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-05-18

CHTCHGO, NAV Is-ReportS from the base
hall games state that a couple Of members OF
the Chicago club visited the president at Wash
ington City Tuesday for luck and then went
out to the ball grounds and got beaten ny the
following score: Washington A. Chicago d
Other League games: At New York-New
York %, indianapolis 6; at Philadelphia
Philadelphia TO- Detroit 10; at B,ston-Boston
II, Pittsburg Association record: At Lou
isville Louisville II, Baltimore 7-seven in
nings-rain; at Cmcinnati-Cincinnati TO-
Brooklyn II at st. Lous-Athletics 4, St
LOuis-ten innings
Northwestern league: At OShkoSh-Osh-
kosh Ii. st Paul l4-fifteen innings. at Dies
Moines-DeS MONIES IL Milwaukee y; at
Eau Claire Eau Claire %, Minneapolis IA
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-05-18

WABASH, Ind, May 1S.-John Honious. a
prominent farmer in Chester township, this
county, was engaged in cutting timber on his
farm Hearing a peculiar roaring sound
from the base of large tree he had Just
felled, Honious investigated and found gas es-
Gaping, which blazed several feet high when
lighted
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-05-18

WASHINGTON CITY, MAY lS-Chief En-
gineer Loring and Engineer Harris, and a
number of journalists, visited Alexandria
Tuesday to inspect the plant of the Arrow
Steamship company. The details of the pro-
posed construction of the vessels of this com
pany Were thoroughly explained by Resident
Director Connolly. Mr.. Connolly maintained
that the speed of the steamships of the Ar
row company would be over twenty-five
miles per hour. The company expects that
the first vesSel-the Pocahontas-will be
launched IN January next.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-05-18

BoSToN, May is.-The grnss earnings of the
AtchiSon, Topeka & Santa Fe railroad COM
pany for March We're 81, 1872 G27, an increase
over the corresponding month last year Of
s4l2 275 The net earnings were S9i4, l56, an
increase Of S.97, 46s For the first three
months of the year, the gross earnings were
~. 81 .iS2. an increase of 81 ,0s2, 10 The net
earnings were =, 045, s47. an increase of
S13I H4
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-05-18

WASHINGTON City, May lS-Department
Commander J. B. Burke, of the department
of the Potomac, G A. R., has issued the usual
order regarding the observance of Memorial
Day by the Grand Army. In the order he
says 1t would seem eminently proper that he
who established Memorial Day, and whose re-
mains lie i'll the peaceful shades of Rock Creek
cemetery should be especially remembered
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-05-18

WASHINGTON CITY, MAY ls-AIl the MEM
herS nf the interstate commerce commission
are in the city, and spent some time at their
rooms Tuesday hooking over correspondence
ne+4IInC Their attention that had accumulated
during their absence in the south and south
west. The commission will now settle down
to business for while in Washington. and
Tuesday determined upon a daily order OF
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-05-18

SAN Francisco, May ls.-It was reported
here Tuesday that the fires which have been
smoldering in one of the lower levels of the
Consolidated California and Virginia mine
for some years past are now under control,
md mining stocks were very much excited.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-05-18

SAN Francisco, Nav lS.-It Is stated that
the trauspntmenta roads will boycott the
American roads which are carrying freight
delivered Ia them hy the Canadian Pacific al
lower Tstes than they carry that deliver n by
th, American Parific lines The roads re-
frrred to are the Manitoba, the Omaha, and
fhn 81 in
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-05-18

Stop at the newly opened and central
" located Sturtevant house. Broadway
and Twenty ninth Street. Largely re-
built; entirely refurnished; new plumbing;
new elevator. etc. Perfect cuisine; mod
crate prices; convenient TO all the eleva-
ted railroad stations Matthew'S & Pier
son, praprietors
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-05-18

LANSING, Mich, May 1s.-Jhe hill for the
suppression of graveyard insurance was sent
TO the third reading by the house Tuesday,
and $50 TO each of Dakin's attorneys was at,-
ropriated The senate passed the 'age of
onsent" bill, fixing the age at IA years 1t
low only needs the governors signature
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-05-18

NEW YORK, May ls.-Over 100 talesmen
were examined in the Jacob Sharp case Tues
day, and only seven jurors had been obtained
when court adjourned MIR. Sharp fell asleep
during the proceedings, much to the aston
ishment of the spectators, who evidently
thought be ought to show more anxiety about
his
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-05-18

PEORIA, Ills, May ls.-RePorts received
from fremont, Tazewell county, state that
the nudge Is playing havoc with the straw
berry crop all late blossoms having been de
stroyed by the pests. The crop will he short
Grapes are also affected by this insect.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-05-18

TORONTO, May Ex-senator Sherman has
written a letter to Erastus Winans in which
he takes decided ground in favor of reciproc-
ity between Canada and the United States.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-05-18

PHILADELPHIA, Pa. May lS,-Representa-
tiyes of the coal roads met Tuesday and
agreed that on account Of an over supply OF
domestic sizes no coal be mined next week.
The Pennsylvania company Is the only one
that will continue mining.
cAIrL. n, an
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-05-18

LONDON, May lS.-The Standard says it
has TRANSFERRED that Russia claims a much
wider territory in A fgbanistan than the whole
Of that part which has already been the sub
ject of dispute
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-05-18

ROCHESTER,, y Y, NAV 1s-Sullivan WIS
again prevented from showing Tuesday night.
His counsel has obtained al injunction against
the police, AMI argument will I've had to show
cause why the performances should not be
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-05-18

There is u wreck on Monmouth beach,
and it is the possible prayer Of the hotel
keepers it will last all summer.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-05-18

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Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-05-18

He Declines an Invitation to Subscribe to
New York Branch of the Victoria
Jubilee, and Adds Some Advice to the
Leaders in the Movement and Several
Others, Gratis.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-04-22
Post Office Neticc.

(shoud be read " 81 Intsre's,t as CHANGES w
Letters ior IJrsign n,si -, b so,cltr "
dressed spatcn oy any particular SOD e.s',
Documents specially tiress,i oeias ssls "
las vessels AyslltJIe. All, N, ,, ALA,
Foreign mails for the week ennaL Apsu % "H "''''
fpromptly in al casssb at tnIs o ice - toio"s
FRIpAY-Al3 D. 10. tor dulionslA, Puerto SSrtez shi
Ruatln, per steamship s. PizIAtl troi S9"'otioAi~
sATURDAY-At a. ~ Tor frAace SwitaetLAa. ~ sy'
sDln and Portugal. per stot n'lip La bodtsosne VI
Havrs . tac Netherlands dirccG ger steA u
ship rotterdam via Rotterdam letee, must 20 hr,js.l
tsoGterdan'b AZ n ~ Tor Belsii n urs'. p,r
stea nsnip khynlAni via Antwerp usstsrs mus 70 III.
stesmsnlp fua southampton aud Bremen etiers or
Ireland France ,witzerltni ltay, span aid Por.us.
must DO directed per Fulda"b AZ 5a ~ tor 'couALt
direct per Steamship Furhessa VA ot~s7Y" ue''cs
Jamaica, per steamship VertHmnus az p m. Tor fara
and Manaos Brazil per steamship Bernard; At u .or
Porto direct, steamship Ecalo Az iiov IN ZOE
Europe nship Serva VIA Queenstown az pm.
for Norway direct steI nslp Hekla letters must
he directed per Heka'); at p m lor vera Cruz sni
Progreso per imshp Panama via HAVANA
Malls for China ana Japaa per steamship san PABLO
Ifrom San Franciscol close April ~ Al Malls
san FranclscOl close here April ~ AZ q w Miits
for tho society Isiidis per sap O,y Fapss.' NIL
san Franciscol close here April ~ AZ p u . Mills
for AustrIia New Zoalani. sandwich, Fji ana samoan
Islands per steamship hArlposa uron PAU
close here April - At D. Or o. arrival AZ Now nyrS
OF steamship Germlnc with British mtiis or ~
steamer via Key West Fla. close At TINS ONCE aap ~
$50 u
Tbe schedule OF losing Pacific mails arranged
on ihe presump uninterrupted overland tsns
10 san Francisco Mails from the East arriving on ue AZ
san Francisco the day OF sailing oil steamers are s
patched thence 'he Henry c. PEARSON. PostmAssss.
Post Office. NewYork n. T.. April To- 1881
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-04-22
YOUNG BERyHA RDr NOT INJURED

story was current yesterday that Maurice
81 H.. ,lubn gambling establishment at No. Il est
TWEEN yonrth equented by menaooutfowns gf and
paly foreigners. IL was said that yonnB tnnxn "A
puiing species sparng In vogue among the hs sst
which are cneased in heavy soos snserts,
ment was given In tho psrlor OF tne h he,ns
"Cinb" on MONDAY night the programme, o' and
- mn M series OF fcncnR sparrihR sn'
%ssns bouts The contest Of the evening was ns
n,nn ho,h hands and feet usebeweeu BefnhArat
another An eyewitness of the hght describes son ~,
ha,rs desnerate and that IL was orousn,
70 ansh BY the actresses soon bringing me o'nss ~
70 enor IN an insensbe condition by severe KICK IN VIZ
ch sdm,nstered both ieet Bernhsra "a us
spou Town usual since The enconnter hna ao0' NV
ssys suffersd any iLefects from the combat
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-04-22
DIED.

beh wife on the late Beckcy 75d
other age.
Suddenly at Dunkirk Y; on "Wednesday after
noon Apu 20 1887 Horao O. Brooks III the o'th year Oh
Funeral nom his ato residence saturday April g. at
BRowY-In Washington. Conn. sunday April IT, Mary
Brnsinade. wife OF George L. Brown
gaslni train from Hawleyvlls viii with
tram from New York. VIA Bridgeport returning reach
New.York at 7 p IN.
cARTERAt Norwak Conn., Thurs lay mSrnins' April IL
Julia AyrSs WIDOW OF sI l5S from the residence Of tho Late
A. +. Bishop. ON saturday. Aprh ~. at2 p H.
pAY-op Tuesday April 49, Mary Elizabeth widow OF the
FUNERAL ssrrlcs; Will be residence 56 Fast s7h
are respectfully invited TO attend
Please omit flowers
susan T. Dean aged 10 Pona' a0a S days
ncr Of Clinton and Carroll sts. Brooklyn saturday Apr
FARKELLY-At Morristown, N. J.. April 81, Joseph p
Farrey In his Goth year 49, .,.. ,,or,.
service. at the ce ~ OF the Assumption
rrsU leaves D. and W T. H. arOay and Christie
RsST s ia a. s. PeseTs o Cemetery Jersey City,
Friends will please omit flowers.
Jersey CITY Heights wednsss,ay; Aprh 70 Charles L.
sSn 81 and friends and members Lodge No 49,
pa IL. BERGEN to sls
s saua alison and clinton Jersey City Heights
GFFonDAt spring Lax ssS, w CHORD April ~
Notice OF funeral hereafter
ENApp-In Colorado springs SundN morning. Aprli q
Lillian Moneith. beloved wifeo Joseph Msttsoh hhapp
and daughter of James Montelth
IntsrmenI Laurel Ill ,,,,.,,t =. ca,rr
FUNERAL at 40 Spruce,st, fhaueiPh on S"ui
day afternoon. April %. at 4 O'CLOCK
LEwIs-sudienly. Thomas LOWS thus iate resaenoo
4O7 LexngtOn-aye., IN the oOlh yeaI VI MS "so
Notice o funeral hereafter.
PEARCE-In BROOKLYN N y, wednesday morning. Ap'i
20 Hosea o Pearce, aged 90 years. ,,. CO. MI,
Funeral will DO held at MS late residence ooo W"
oughby. ave. Friday evonng April ~ at ~ oiock.
Interment a Danbury, Conn, on SATURDAY.
IRAN leaves Grand central Depot at IL a. m
RAFFERrY-on the night Of April 20 ISL Michael !
Rafferty, at his residence No. 4oi West ioths@ orA
city. 49,. ,h. ,rnor,i arr.
yces al St Church West lithst On saturuaf'
April 23. at 10 IL H. ..,
sE D0WICK- his residence 4l9 Clinton ave. broosya
John Webster sedgwck. suddenly on Apr w. age" "
| .,,o,oa sa,,ra,v April % ut
| Funeral services AT uate ieo'uoAS0' ~~'' - -
| o'clock.
| Intermsnt at Woodawn
| Kindly omit lowers
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-04-22
sW1NDLED WITH COPPER BARS.
A PROMINENT NETWORK MAN PAID ~4OVoV fo"
THEM, THINKING THEY WERE GOLD.

A PROMINENT NEw.YoRK MAN PAID $4,000 FOR
THEM, THINKING THEY WERE GOLD.
There arc In the United States Assay once mere
what seem to be four bricks Of solid gold Eacn ONO
IL about two feet long, seven inches wide and between
three and four inches thick. The man who TOOK
them to the Assay Office supposed that tncy were
worth $4,000 As matter Of fact their combined
vaIuo would scarcely exceed twothousandth part
OF that sum.
Who the unfortunate man is and how no camo TO
get hold Of them the officials Of the Assay Office de-
cline to say They would only give yesterday tho
general facts OF the case which these Tho four
bricks were brought to tho office Wednesday BY q
prominent and wealthy resident OF this city. They
were deposited with the assayer to be fefineo ana
made into standard gold bars. S. ii. Graham, the
receiver OF deposits who has been In the business
thirty years, made cursory examination, vi
them at the time and told the dcpositor that they
weie light. ,,
"Oh they are all right" returned the other. They
came from California. l am an ola Forty -ninor
ny self, and l guess know gold as well az any one.
MY assay Of them shows that they are about az per
cent fine | tell you those bricks arc as good metal
as is In that-and he displayed handsome gold ring
him, Mr.. Graham quietly handed him formal receipt
for tho bricks and the depositor went or perfectly
confident that he had at least $4,000 IN goia III inc
safe kce ping of the Government .
As soon as possible examination Of the deposit
was made. and it shown beyond the shadow OF
q doubt that the suspicious OF tho veteran assaycr
brcks was found to be only about so5 whereas that
of gold is 1913. Then samples OF the four pieces
were assayed, and it found that instead OF 20oo
ounces OF gold the bricks were nothing more than
copper with thin crust of gold the outside. In
short. the four pieces were worth ABOUT Iwoht ~
dollars. Word at once sent to the gentleman 70
OF the examination. which probably accounts for his
appearing Yesterday
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-04-22
THE WOMAN SUPRA GE CONVENTION

The New.York State Woman suffrage Association heiu
teir annual yesterday at the Masonic Temple ID
Twenty An executive session was heu III 'no NUN
90 b,cb Tho r.nort Of the secretary and
we're real and accepted and committees appointed 10 no
nate candidates for officers the eiscton OF WHOM WI" ~
place today. ,,.. .u.,,u. ,raro be,d
With addresses BY sufrdgiss Az the aile
noon meeting attendance was sm IL OWING the presenI
iacf of funds Mrs Lille Devereux Blaze preessi.
dent OF the assooiAG1n' opening address
a aid that The defeat of the suffrage bill at Albany
Nv the ssemby this really the greatest vcory
they had secured although the vote OF 20 ayes 70
navs as not so largo ha been In some previous Years
vet every forty eight votes was an hones voe
vction OF the man casting H.
n wears had been tn large number OF
the able complimentary They were MOI ais
tory She was foowe ed Mrs Emily Beckwlth presaea'
~ he RrookIyn Womsn's Suffrage Committee Augustus A.
YArey Mrs Marguerite Moore Mrs Matilda
Josiyn Gage. and Mrs Isabella Beechef
BIZ Mira Randall Diehl At the evening meeting g9oa
arone 0ilkey togers. MRS. Mary Seynore Howell ana
MIRA Marguerite Moore and poem was read oy MIS- mary
dkaxa
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-04-22
WHIT THE PEOPLE WRITE ABOUT
DISTRESS IN ST GAINESVILLE.

To IN, EdifOr Of The Tr ibune.
SIR: This once beautiful town has been completely
swep, nv cyclone the most appalling disaster ever
known in this section OF the country The greatest ds-
tress prevails many families are homeless ana nave os'
ALL s Clarsyille has always been foremost III render
ing assistance to other localities Whenever heip was
needed and II IA 10 be hoped that she VIII not De forgot
Ten In her presen distress Money Is greatly needed an
Subscriptions should be forwarded TO samuoi ~ hc''
box So St Ciarsville. Belmont County ONO
'oN 80 ~ Truly yours. X j. RILEY, .
Rusincss Manager 81 CiatrSriHe Gd-eHe
81 Clairsrii!e Ohio April 1S. 1851
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-04-22
THE GRAND ARMY AND THE PENSION QUESTION:

THE GRAND ARMY AND THE PENSION QUESTION.
CHICAGO. April 81 tSpeeia General Lucius Farchild
commander Of the Grand Army OF the Republic
arrived today from Iowa He was met by the mem
beers of the Executive Committee OF the National Council
OF the Grand Army OF the Republic and at entered
into a consultation with the members or the committee
respecting various matters affecting the proposed
National encampment to be held in St Louis The COM
mee also had informal discussion on the subject OF
answering queries with respect to pensions put
took no action the subject General Fairchd SAID
that when decision arrived at by the Executive
Committee General Order No. ~, issued on April 49,
would be supplemented by another order which was
expected would the action OF all the Grann Ary
posts and would define length the policy and course
pursued by them in responding to requests Ior III
formation General Farchild unable to Indicate tne
character OF the decision which would be arrived at by
the Executive Committee or the nature OF the oer ta
would be promulgated He said he had no opinion 10
offer at ths time the policy OF independent posts
yocing their views respecting any matter ana couid
offer no view until after decision had been reached ny
tho Executive Committee.